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HORSBSHOE.

No. 587,466. Patented Apr. 16, 1895.

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UNITED STAT-Es@ vPATENT OFFICE.

.IERMAIN LAROCHE, OF NORTHUMBERLAND, NEW HAMPSHIRE.

HORSESHOE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 537,466, dated April 16, 1895'.

' y nppnanon'riea November 1, 1893. seria No. 489,773. (no motel.)

To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that l, JERMAIN LAROCHE, of Northumberland, in the county of Coos and State of New Hampshire, have invented a new kind of a Trotting and Road Horseshoe; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same.

My invention relates to improvements in horse-shoes, having for its object to provide a horse-shoe which is adapted for trotting purposes, and which, by the insertion of an additional plate, is adapted for road orheavy trotting purposes.

The invention consists of a shoe of ordinary.

construction, except that the same is provided with a downwardly projecting flange extending around the lower surface thereof, with slots for 4the passage of the nails therethrough and a plate adapted to be placed upon the lower surface of said shoe, which `converts the same into a road or heavy trotting shoe, at the same time protecting the said shoe from wear.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1, represents a view of the under side of a shoe with one of my plates attached thereto. Fig. 2 is a similar view of the same showing another form of plate. Fig. 3, is a similar view4 of the, under side of the shoe proper. Fig. 4, is a view of the upper face of one of my protecting plates, and Fig. 5 is a section on the line :2c-, of Fig. 1.

Like numerals represent like parts in the various views.

1, represents my shoe, which, as shown, is formed with a downwardly projecting ange 2, extending around the outer edge of the lower surface of said shoe. Just inside the iiange 2 the said shoe is provided with aseries of perforations or slots 3, through which the nails are passed for securing the shoe to the foot. The same is also provided with aseries of perforations 4, which are threaded for the insertion of screws therein. This form of shoe is secured to the foot in the usual manner and the protecting iiange prevents the horse from slipping on hard or muddy tracks and also protects the heads of the nails used in the shoe, preventing them from comingin contact with any hard substance so that the cannot be broken or drawn from the horse s foot. It also strengthens the shoe and gives thehorse a perfectly level bearing all around the foot, causing easy movement. This form of shoe is designed for use in trotting.

5 and 6, represent plates which I secure to i the lower face of the trotting shoe just described when it is intended to use the horse for road purposes or for heavy trotting purposes. The plate 5 is made with toe calks 7 and with heel calks 8. In the said calks are threaded perforations 9, through which screws 10 are adapted to be passed and secured to the shoe 1 in the perforations 4. W'hen this plate 5 is secured in place by the means described, the shoe is adapted for road purposes. The plate 6 is smooth upon its outer surface, but is provided with similar slots 9, registering with the slots 4 of shoe l, and adapted to be secured in a manner similar to the plate 5. This makes a form of shoe which is especially designed for heavy trotting or road purposes. The upper face of the plates 5 and 6 are formed as shown in Fig. 4 with shoulders 10a, which engage with the ilange 2 of the shoe when the plate is in place and prevent slipping thereon. A narrow ridge l1, extends from the respective shoulders described, leaving a space between it and the outer edge of the plate in which the heads of the nails are adapted to rest.

From the foregoing description, it is ap parent that I have devised an improved trotting shoe which is convertible into a light or heavy road shoe or a heavy trotting shoe by the mere attachment of calk or wearing plates thereto, by means of screws in the-ordinary manner.

The invention is simple in construction and very effective in operation and is thought to be an improvement on anything that has preceded it.

Having now described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination with a horseshoe adapted to be used for trotting horses, having a de pending flange on its under surface extending around the outer edge thereof, and provided with slots for the passage of securing.. ofsaid--lange-a-ndentirely cover the nail slots nails therethrough, which slotsy are located-in" in said shoe', substantially as and for the purjuxtaposition to said flange and are normally pose specified.

protected thereby, of a. plate for converting JERRY LAROCHE. 5 said shoe into a road shoe, secured thereto by Witnesses:

means of screws, and having shoulders on its EDMUND SULLIVAN,

upper face, which itagainst the inner surface OHAS. T. MCNALLY, 

